Archbishop OKs centralized accounting plan for parishes

The Archdiocese of St. Louis is beginning shared accounting in parishes that either request or require it.

"I express my hope that the Centralized Accounting Service will help parishes and other archdiocesan institutions follow accounting practices in accord with the requirements of civil and canon law," Archbishop Raymond L. Burke wrote in a letter to priests of the archdiocese.

He noted that the service will ensure that "the trust which is fundamental to our life in the Church and our practice of good stewardship of the Church’s temporal goods will be safeguarded and strengthened."

The service is being implemented after extensive consultation the archbishop did with the Priests Council, deans, the Archdiocesan Pastoral Council and others.

I noticed this statement in the article:

Current bookkeepers will have an opportunity to interview for the positions in centralized accounting. "As best we can, we want to staff these positions with people already doing it in parishes," Deacon Chauvin said.

Does this mean there is no longer a need for these people at the parish itself?